There was a sound of crying and howling in the Chinese army's tent.
All the generals cried bitterly, and their wails were as loud as the earth.
Zhu Gaoxu, who was waiting outside the tent and jumped anxiously, subconsciously wanted to rush inside.
But the guard at the door stopped him because the emperor had no order to summon him.
"Go away!"
Zhu Gaoxu, whose eyes turned red with rage, pushed away the guard and strode into the tent.
The first thing you see when you enter the tent is the imperial edict, the emperor's seal, the military talisman, and the emperor's sword in Li Yunze's hand.
At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
"Dad" His strong body suddenly softened and he knelt directly on the ground, "You lied to me~~~"
You must know that Zhu Di told him personally back then.
'The prince is sick, you should encourage him!'
For this sentence, Zhu Gaoxu fought for many years with his life.
But now
Years of grievances and the anger caused by being deceived made Zhu Gaoxu's mind go blank.
Then he stood up suddenly and rushed directly towards Li Yunze.
Not giving?
OK, then I'll grab it myself!
Even if he persists in training for a long time, Li Yunze still knows very clearly that he is no match for a fierce general like Zhu Gaoxu who has been fighting on the battlefield all year round.
So at this time, he shouted very calmly.
"Take it."
The surrounding generals immediately swarmed forward and hugged Zhu Gaoxu tightly.
"Are you crazy?" Zhu Gaoxu struggled desperately, "Let me go!"
"Your Majesty, stop making trouble." Zhang Fu shouted at Zhu Gaoxu's side, "His Majesty's decree, all military power has been handed over to the grandson!"
The bottom line of military generals may not be much higher than that of civil servants, but it is always higher than that of civil servants.
If Li Yunze was powerless and incompetent, even with Zhu Di's edict, there would probably be trouble and dissent.
After all, no matter how much you say, no matter how high Zhu Di's prestige is, he is already dead.
Death is like a lamp going out, and his intimidating power has become a thing of the past at this moment.
The reason why the generals were willing to obey Li Yunze was first of all because of Zhu Di's intention to stay, and secondly because of Li Yunze's outstanding ability, which they all noticed.
What's more, he has the status of righteousness given by Zhu Di's posthumous edict.
If it is violated, it has become rebellion in a larger sense.
Finally, and the most important point is.
Li Yunze is not a powerless little person. In this camp, there are tens of thousands of elites directly belonging to him!
Moreover, the prince is in charge of state affairs and has the full support of the civil servants.
The generals' families and children are all there, and the lifeblood of the army's food and grass supply is also in the hands of the prince.
Even if anyone really wants to support Zhu Gaoxu, they have to weigh the poor success rate.
Li Yunze unveiled the first posthumous edict. The content was very simple, specifying that Prince Zhu Gaochi would inherit the throne.
After reading it out in public, Zhu Gaoxu's eyes suddenly lost their sparkle.
As for the second testament, it was left to Li Yunze.
According to the imperial edict, he must be the crown prince, and no one else can.
"British Duke."
After reading the imperial edict, Li Yunze immediately called to Zhang Fu, "You will stay here to deal with the funeral affairs, and my second uncle will also be left in your care. The other generals will immediately select their troops and follow me back to the camp."
Those who crossed Langjuxu Mountain were only tens of thousands of selected elites.
The real army is still in the hands of Zhao Jian Wang Zhu Gaosui on the other side of the mountain.
For Li Yunze, he can step back from paying tribute to Zhu Di. Taking control of the military is the most important thing at the moment.
Zhang Fu was left to take care of Zhu Gaoxu, while Li Yunze took all the other generals away because they were going to be used to take charge of the military.
They marched almost secretly and quickly, all the way over Langjuxu Mountain, and finally returned to the military camp.
Zhu Gaosui stepped forward to greet him in confusion, "Why are you back? Where is the old man?"
"Third uncle."
Li Yunze, with a smile on his face, stepped forward, took Zhu Gaosui in his arms and walked toward the tent, "I have something to tell you. Your Majesty has given you an imperial edict."
Zhu Gaosui vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out for a moment, and was dragged into the Chinese army's tent in a daze.
When they arrived at the tent, Li Yunze was chatting away and did not mention serious matters at all.
By the time Zhu Gaosui finally came to his senses and none of the generals who came with Li Yunze came to the tent, it was already too late.
The generals quickly returned to their camps to regain control of their troops, and then led their troops to directly surround the tent.
"You want to rebel?!" Seeing many soldiers breaking into the tent, Zhu Gaosui immediately slammed the table and shouted angrily.
"Third uncle." Li Yunze wiped the corners of his eyes, "His Majesty passed away."
Zhu Gaosui was petrified on the spot.
Many people know that the old man is unwell.
He had even made secret arrangements with Zhu Gaoxu before. He planned to directly seize the military power and issue an edict when the old man was about to die.
But I never expected that the old man would leave so fast!
"It's impossible, I don't believe it!"
"All generals are witnesses." Li Yunze signaled to the many generals who entered the Chinese army's tent, and then said sincerely to Zhu Gaosui, "Your Majesty has handed over the general power to me."
In fact, we can know from the actions of so many generals that what Li Yunze said is true.
Without the help of the old man, how could these arrogant warriors listen to a young boy?
But he was unwilling to accept this reality. "Where's the second child?"
"Second uncle is following the British Duke to arrange the funeral arrangements. He will be back in a while." Li Yunze looked at Zhu Gaosui with a nonchalant look. "Third uncle, you have worked hard on this expedition. Please take a rest. All troops and horses will be left by you for the time being."
I'm in charge."
"Take away my military power? What a dream!" Zhu Gaosui gritted his teeth and glared at Li Yunze, "You are rebelling, you are rebelling!"
Li Yunze sighed and shook his head, looking at the generals to "send Uncle San to rest."
The generals swarmed up, carried Zhu Gaosui and headed for the outer perimeter.
"Boy, you are so cruel! You are so cruel!" Zhu Gaosui screamed as loud as he could after he was carried out.
The generals praised in their hearts, if the grandson had not been ruthless enough to strike when it was time to strike, we would not have been so obedient and supportive of him.
He does not hesitate to arrest the most direct threat first. This is how your Majesty truly behaves.
After arranging many matters, Li Yunze turned around and sat in the middle seat, "Send a message to Shuntian Mansion."
One of the two best emperors of the Ming Dynasty passed away, leaving behind a powerful Central Plains dynasty.
If this dynasty can stick to Zhu Di's pace, unswervingly support sea trade, and constantly go north to attack nomadic tribes, it may not be able to support it until the Industrial Revolution.
It's a pity that the greedy turban and the endless emergence of weird emperors completely destroyed the Ming Dynasty.
Li Yunze sat in the big tent, feeling extremely calm.
He had nothing else to think about. His only wish was to inherit Zhu Di's career and make Ming Dynasty truly an emperor, instead of being destroyed in the hands of many weird people.
Caressing the Yongle Sword in his hand, he held the hilt and slowly pulled out the sword.
The sword body is like a puddle of autumn water, with an indescribable sense of beauty.
"There are internal and external troubles, natural and man-made disasters. In the final analysis, it's not because the turbans are too greedy."
"I am jealous of the huge profits from sea trade. Since I can't get a share of the benefits, I will directly abolish the most powerful fleet in the world. In order to be able to control the benefits of sea trade forever, I will even burn the blueprints."
"The tax revenue of more than 30 million taels during the Yongle period was only 4 million taels after two hundred years! It's really shameless."
"In order to fight for power, several emperors were killed. The cabinet spoke louder than the emperor."
"Students don't have to pay taxes. I don't know which genius came up with it. Obviously Lao Zhu said that it can be partially deducted. This really can make a big hole out of a crack."
"For money, you can sell weapons and food to foreigners, and betray all kinds of information. For money, you can force the people into a desperate situation, and then pretend to come forward to provide relief."
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Having seen more and experienced more, Li Yunze naturally understands more.
The foreshadowing of the demise of the Ming Dynasty began from the time of Zhu Gaochi.
Without the suppression of the two generations of horse emperors Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, the turbans immediately became active.
Zheng He's voyages to the West were interrupted because of Zhu Gaochi's handiwork.
What Li Yunze has to do is to step on them all!
I have already made a calculation in my heart, and waiting for the time to come is bound to sweep away thousands of troops.
"Wait." Taking back the Yongle Sword, Li Yunze stood up and left the tent, standing outside and looking up at the sky.
Under the night sky, the Milky Way is dotted with stars and is so bright and colorful. "This time I will dig up all your graves!"
When Zhang Fu escorted Zhu Di's coffin back to the camp, Li Yunze ordered his troops to return to the court without any hesitation.
This expedition to Mobei produced outstanding results.
The Alutai tribe, which repeatedly harassed the Ming Dynasty, was completely destroyed.
But the Ming Dynasty got involved with an emperor for this purpose, which cast a haze over the victory.
Hundreds of thousands of troops and an even larger number of civilians returned all the way south, and finally returned to the border before the autumn harvest.
News of Zhu Di's death reached the capital, and the civil servants immediately supported the crown prince Zhu Gaochi to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.
Yang Rong, who had been imprisoned by the Jinyi Guards before, was immediately released and worshiped as the Crown Prince's Young Master, a Bachelor of the Jinshen Palace and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
The person who greets Li Yunze at the border right now is Yang Rong.
First, he went to cry in front of Zhu Di's coffin, and then Yang Rong went directly to Li Yunze.
"Your Majesty has decreed that His Highness should be crowned Crown Prince."
Yang Rong had also seen the market, but when he walked into the Chinese army's tent and saw Li Yunze sitting on a chair wearing armor and holding a Yongle sword, he couldn't help but feel in a trance.
It was like seeing Emperor Yongle when he was still young.
Hundreds of generals on both sides, all wearing swords, looked at Yang Rong indifferently.
Such a solemn atmosphere made him feel a little embarrassed.
After all, it is indeed unjustifiable to ascend the throne without receiving the imperial edict.
Li Yunze, who was holding the Yongle Sword with his hand, looked at Yang Rong calmly, "What else?"
The eyes of the surrounding generals became more and more unkind. Yang Rong could only bite the bullet and hand over his hand, "Prince, please hand over the Emperor's Seal and Tiger Talisman."
This is the main purpose of his coming, to take away military power.
"Hey."
Li Yunze laughed mockingly, leaned forward and softly uttered two words.